Leaders: Kathy Horn, Bernie Hodgdon
Temp: 54°F
Winds: SE 5-10 mph
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny
The predicted rain never arrived and it was a beautiful spring day at the Park. Purple Martins are back at the martin houses, making a racket in the parking lot. Tree Swallows are vying for nest boxes, Ospreys are carrying nesting material and a pair of Oystercatchers are cuddling together on the beach. Northern Gannets are still moving through in good numbers and we had several Red-throated Loons fly by. A few Blue-winged Teal are still around, looking very spiffy in their breeding plumage.
43 species
Species | Count |
Canada Goose | 18 |
Mute Swan | 8 |
Blue-winged Teal | 4 |
Gadwall | 14 |
American Wigeon | 4 |
Mallard | 13 |
Green-winged Teal (American) | 8 |
Surf/Black Scoter | 40 |
Bufflehead | 2 |
Mourning Dove | 2 |
American Coot (Red-shielded) | 15 |
American Oystercatcher | 2 |
Killdeer | 3 |
Herring Gull (American) | 3 |
Great Black-backed Gull | 1 |
Red-throated Loon | 5 |
Northern Gannet | 14 |
Double-crested Cormorant | 45 |
Great Egret | 1 |
Snowy Egret | 2 |
Turkey Vulture | 1 |
Osprey (carolinensis) | 1 |
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) | 1 |
Blue Jay | 2 |
American Crow | 2 |
Fish Crow | 5 |
Carolina Chickadee | 2 |
Purple Martin | 20 |
Tree Swallow | 11 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch | 1 |
Carolina Wren (Northern) | 10 |
European Starling | 4 |
Brown Thrasher | 2 |
Northern Mockingbird | 3 |
American Robin | 3 |
House Sparrow | 1 |
Field Sparrow | 7 |
Song Sparrow | 1 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 |
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) | 14 |
Common Grackle (Purple) | 7 |
Pine Warbler | 4 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 3 |
Northern Cardinal | 6 |